Storm shield for windows



April 1939- c. A. GRIMES 2,153,798

STORM SHIELD FOR WINDOWS Filed Aug 6, 1938 Patented Apr. 11, 1939 2,153,798 2 UNITED JSTATES PATENT orrlcs STORM SHIELD FOR WINDOWS Clinton A. Grimes, Philadelphia, Pa.

, Application August 6, 1938, Serial No. 223,535

3 Claims. (Cl. 156-15) This invention relates to improvements in at- Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 tachments'for windows and pertains particularly of Fig. 1. to an improved rain shield. Fig. 3 is a view in plan of the shield showing The present invention has for a primary object an extension piece connected therewith. to provide an improved shield device designed -Referring now more particularly to the draw- 5 for connection with a window frame upon the ing, the numeral I generally designates awindow outer side thereof by means of which the driving frame in which are slidably mounted the usual of rain into the window when the latter is open, upper and lower sash 2 and 3, respectively. Fitted I is prevented, thus eliminating the necessity. of within the window frame beneath the lower sash m attending to the closing of open windows when is a screen frame 4, the upper edge of which a rainstorm develops, the shield being of autowould normally be engaged by the lower edge of matic character whereby it will move from a the lower sash 3 while the lower bar of the screen normal. open position to a closed position when frame rests upon the sill 5 in the usual manner. rain falls thereon. In carrying out the present invention there is Another object of the invention is to provide provided a plate 6 having a width substantially 15 a window opening shield which normally mainthe same as the inside width of the window betains a position relative to the opening which tween the vertically extending guide strips (not will permit the free flow of air through the shown) which serve to maintain the window window but which is so constructed and arranged sashes in working relation and formed along one that rain falling upon the shield will cause it to longitudinal edge of this plate is a rolled bead I 20 move into a position where it fully covers the which extends at its ends beyond the sides or window opening so-that the rain cannot be driven side edges of the plate forming oppositely directed through the window opening to the interior of pivots or trunnions 9 which are designed to posithe building. tion between "the sash guide strips as shown in The invention more specifically comprises a Fig. 1.

pivotally mounted shield normally disposed in The plate 6 is disposed in the window opening outwardly and downwardly inclined position with with the bead extending lengthwise of the lower respect to a window and having in association edge of the sash 3 and interposed between the with a resilient means for maintaining the shield sash and the top bar of the screen frame 4, and in opened position, a water receiver which upon the pivots or trunnions 9 positioned between the 30 becoming filled with rain-water, will overcome guide strips for the sash, the bead engaging upon the holding action of the said resilient means and being designed to turn on the top bar 4 of and cause the shield to swing downwardly into a the window frame. Thus the plate 6 is adapted closed position with respect to the window opento swing in a vertical path and the height of the ing. The water receiver is provided with means plate is such that when it has swung down to the 35 for slowly draining the water therefrom so that limit of its movement, the lower longitudinal upon cessation of rainfall, the screen will autoed Will be disposed adjacent the front edge f I matically be re-opened so that fresh air may the sill 5 so that the plate will efi'ectively cover continue to pass through the adjacent window the opening beneath the raised sash 3. 40 opening. The lower longitudinal edge 01' the plate 6 is 40 The invention will be best understood from a rolled, as shown is Fig. 2, to form a trough Ill, consideration of the following detailed-description the rolled back edge of the plate being spaced taken in connection with the accompanying from the body to form the water inlet slot or drawing forming part of this specification, with opening II. This trough I0 is provided with one 5 the understanding, however, that the invention is or more drain apertures l2 which are sufllciently not to be confined to any strict conformity with small to prevent the rapid-draining off of rain the showing of the drawing but may be changed water as it falls upon the outer or top side of or modified so long as such changes or modificathe plate when the latter is in raised position tions mark no material departure from the salient so that the trough will fill and the weight of the features of the invention as expressed in the trapped water will cause it to swing downwardly 5o appended claims. as hereinafter described.

In the drawing: i Secured to the inner face of the plate 6 at ap- Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a window showproximately the central portion thereof is an ing the shield embodying the present invention, upwardly opening hook bracket l3 and secured u in operative relation therewith. to the top of the window sill 5 is an upstanding greater than the plate was initially designed to' U-bracket it between the upright sides of which is oscillatably supported the short shaft it which forms a lateral extension of an arm [6. This arm has at its upper end a roller I! which bears against the inner side .of the plate 6 and the roller is designed to be received in the hook bracket ll so that the arm I. will operate as a brace against the plate 8 to maintain it in raised position, in which position it will extend outwardly and downwardly from the lower edge 0! the window sash I, as shown in Fig. 2.

The shaft II has wound around it a coil spring ll, one end of which is suitably connected with the bracket I while the other end engages across the inner side of the arm I. so that the spring normally tends to urge the arm to swing outwardly in a direction which will maintain the roller I! in the bracket it. Thus it will be seen that if the lower or outer edge of the plate 8., is forced down, the roller II will ride out of the bracket and upwardly across the inner side of the plate toward the top thereof, swinging the arm I! inwardly and placing the spring under additional tension. From this it will be readily seen that the arm and spring unit will normally maintain the plate in opened position with respect to the adjacent window frame and that in "the event of rainfall, the, rain water will accumulate in the trough iljhnd byproperly proportion ing the size of the troughfwith'respect to the strength of the spring -i sufllcient weight of water will accumulate'to-pvercome the tension of the spring and force theplate to swing downwardly to closed position. 'lhus the plate 8 will operate as a shield to prevent the rain from being driven into the open window. After the rain stops failing, the water will gradually escape through the aperture l2 until the plate will be lightened sufliciently to permit the spring and arm to again swing it outwardly to raised position.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3, the plate la has the same form of bead at its upper end and trough at its lower end, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, these being indicated respectively by the numerals la and its but this structure shows a means of increasing the width of the plate to adapt it to a window of a width fit. In this construction a suitable coupling is inserted in one end of the bead Ia as indicated at is, and a similar coupling is inserted as indisated at 20, in one end of the trough Ila and r-there is then disposed in edge lapping relation with the plate an auxiliary plate 2| having a bead and trough 22 and II which receive the coupling members It and 20. The outer end of the bead 22 is extended to provide the pivot trunnion 24 and the outer end of the trough 23 is closed in the same manner as the opposite end of the trough Illa.

From the foregoing, it will be readily seen that with a device of this character mounted in a window frame at all times when it is desirable that such window be kept open, there need be no fearv of rain being driven into the window as the shield device will operate effectively to close the window opening shortly after the rain begins and after it has stopped, the device will automatically return to its opened position. What is claimed is:

1. A shield for the opening of a window frame formed by an opened sash, comprising a shield.

plate having a width substantially equal to the width of said opening, means at the ends of one longitudinal edge of the plate for pivotally supporting the same within said opening, said plate having a raised position with respect to the opening whereby air may pass therebeneath and through the opening and a lowered position with respect to the opening whereby the passage of air beneath the plate is shut off, an arm member oscillatably attached to the window frame beneath the plate and extending upwardly for contact with the underside of the plate, said arm being oscillatable outwardly to force the upper end thereof against the plate and to raise the plate to opened position, resilient means normally urging said arm to swing outwardly to move the plate to opened position, and water receiving means at the lower edge of the plate adapted to receive water falling upon the top of the plate and having a size suflicient to trap aquantity of water having a weight suilicient to force the swinging of the plate downwardly to closed position against the action of said resiliently actuatedarm. U

2. A shield for the opening of a window frame formed by an opened sash, comprising a shield plate having a width substantially equal to the width of said opening, means at the ends of one longitudinal edge of the plate for pivotally supporting the same within said opening, said plate having a raised position with respect to the opening whereby air may pass therebeneath and through the opening and a lowered position with respect to the opening'whereby the passage of air beneath the plate is shut off, an arm member oscillatably attached to the window frame beneath the plate and extending upwardly for contact with the underside of the plate, said arm being oscillatable outwardly to force the upper end thereof against the plate and to raise the plate to opened position, resilient means normally urging said arm to swing outwardly to move the plate to opened position, water receiving means at the lower edge of the plate adapted to receive water I falling upon the top of the plate and having a size suiiicient to trap a quantity of water having a weight sumcient to force the swinging of the plate downwardly to closed position against the action of said resiliently actuated arm, and means permitting the slow escape of water from said water receiving means whereby the resiliently urged arm may shift the plate to opened position when the water receiving means has been lightened to a sufllcient degree.

3. A window rain shield designed to be mounted within a window opening, comprising a plate body having one longitudinal edge rolled to form a body on the axial center of which the plate may oscillate, said rolled edge having its ends extended beyond the transverse end edgesof the plate to form trunnions for engagement between the sash guide strips of a window .irame, the opinto 

